Malta Through The Ages in Paintings & Prose

By Francis Xavier Aloisio

Malta’s history starts most likely before the Great Flood about twelve thousand years ago. Malta lies between Europe to the north and Libya and Africa to the south, and midway between the Suez Canal and the Straits of Gibraltar.
Malta is a small island nation in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea (123 square miles - 316 square kilometres). Malta’s geographical position, its natural great harbours and the islands’ ecological conditions are the basic constants that have shaped the historical tradition of this country. Malta was the venue of different cultures and peoples travelling the Mediterranean. It has an accumulation of many layers of history that together make up the nation’s collective psyche.
Represented in this booklet, is an overall experience of the embodiment of all that is Maltese, depicted through beautiful imagery and creative symbolism. Francis’ paintings combined with expressive prose by Joseph. S. Abela give the reader a perspective of looking through a window and thus providing a journey in time and space and an overview picture of the history, culture and customs of Malta and its people.
We have in fact an art exhibition in book-form that gives us an ‘Experience of Malta through the Ages.’

• Language: English
• Publisher: Francis Xavier Aloisio
• Release date: Jan 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370468812

Francis Xavier Aloisio

Francis Xavier Aloisio was born on the island of Malta, but spent more than half of his life abroad, first in Peru as a missionary priest and then in England where he settled after resigning from the Church.Whilst abroad, he realised that not many people knew about the temples of Malta. On his return home, he had a strong urge to find a way to promote the unique wealth of the Maltese prehistoric and historic culture. Firstly he created a collection of paintings depicting Malta’s journey throughout history, and then he started doing his own research on the Temples of Malta and Gozo.He completed a trilogy on the temples of Malta: 'Islands of Dream,' 'The Age of Magic and Wisdom' and 'The New Temple Dreamers.' He also published 'The Maltese Temples in Paintings & Poetry' and 'Malta through the Ages,' 'The Islands of Dream Speak' and 'A Cosmic Perspective to the Maltese Temples' as a self-guide to the sites. He even wrote two autobiographies: 'What a Trip!' and 'Coming to Light!'In 2017, he embarked on writing the script and making a documentary of the Maltese temples: Let the Stones Speak! This documentary is a compilation of all his work and insights about the temples of Malta.Francis directs and consults with people/groups about the experience of the sacred sites found on Malta & Gozo (see: maltatemplejourneys.com), and now together with Christine Auriela, does the same with people who want to visit the Central Coast of California and to connect with the pure Lemurian Energies (lemuriaenergyjourneys.com).Francis started painting late in his life as a way of self-expression. He draws his inspiration from his Maltese background and his experience in South America and England. He is a visionary artist, author, public speaker and spiritual temple consultant.* Please remember to leave a review for my book at your favourite retailer.

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Malta

Through the Ages

12,000+ Years of History

in

Paintings and Prose

Francis Xavier Aloisio

Malta through the Ages

12,000+ Years of History in Paintings and Prose.

By Francis Xavier Aloisio - Copyright © 2017

ISBN: 9781370468812

Paintings by the Author - Copyright © 2017

Prose by J. S. Abela - Copyright © 2017

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(Comino & Malta as seen from Qala - Gozo)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Nations of Europe present in Malta

Mdina: The Noble City

The Great Sieges: 1565 / 1942

Sacred Land of the Mother

The Bulwark of the Faith

Gozo: The Three Hill Isle

Links with the Sea

The Countryside

Living Environment

The Village Festa

Grand Harbour Fortifications

Marsamxett Harbour

Means of Transport

Celebrations

Things Typically Maltese

Appendix:

Mosta Dome

The Maltese Cross

Maltese Food

Mystic Malta - MaltaTempleJourneys

About the Author

Published work by the author

About J.S. Abela and published work

INTRODUCTION

I was born on the island of Malta, a country that has a great prehistoric civilisation and a very colourful history. Malta’s history starts probably before the Great Flood about twelve thousand years ago.

After the temple period, the Palaeolithic era, we have a group of people settling here somewhere around two thousand BC, when they used the old temples as their own places